And the triple Scottish record-holder is heading for the pinnacle of powerlifting after being selected to represent Team Scotland at this year’s Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships in South Africa.

But it wasn’t always an obvious career path for the girl who’d rather watch on from the wooden benches at the side of a school gym hall.

Kara, from Dundee, said: “I just fell into powerlifting by accident to be honest.

“I was the opposite of a sporty person at school. I was one of those girls who’d forget their PE kit on purpose.